Mount Pleasant Breaker
Mount Pleasant Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Anthracite Heritage Museum |
Additional Photographs/Illustrations are listed below :
| Year (if known) | Description |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Mount Pleasant Washery and Culm Bank |
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Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Sep | - | David (Daniel?) Howell, formerly of Pittston, commenced extensive coal operations near Hyde Park. 'The coal from his mines is perhaps inferior to none in the valley' |
| 1851 | Dec | - | Lewis and Howell reported to be driving 3 tunnels from which they were taking coal of 'the first quality' |
| 1853 | - | - | start of production at Swetland Mines |
| 1856 | Aug | 26th | William Lewis crushed by runaway car on the slope |
| 1856 | - | - | start of production under Howells lease |
| 1856 | - | - | mine first opened according to Mine Inspectors Report |
| 1857 | Apr | 1st | sale of interest of William Lewis (deceased) in the works and associated leases |
| 1863 | Mar | 28th | Thomas Howell, who mined coal with his brother Daniel, died aged 39 of smallpox, which was raging in Hyde Park at the time |
| 1863 | Mar | - | Thomas Howell contracted smallpox after his 15 year old daughter, who was dying from it, begged him to visit her; he had already lost two children to the disease |
| 1864 | Oct | 14th | Mount Pleasant Coal Company Incorporated |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Swetland Mines | - | - | - | - | Lewis and Howell |
| 1852 | Swetland Mines | - | - | - | - | Lewis and Howell |
| 1853 | Swetland Mines | - | 6425 | - | - | Lewis and Howell |
| 1854 | Swetland Mines | - | 2820 | - | - | Lewis and Howell |
| 1855 | Swetland Mines | - | 0 | - | - | Lewis and Howell |
| 1856 | Swetland Mines | - | 20943 | - | - | Lewis and Howell |
| 1857 | Swetlands | - | 34196 | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1858 | Swetland | - | 43773 | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1859 | Swetland | - | 46729 | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1860 | Swetland (Howell and Co.) | - | 81326 | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1861 | Swetland (Howell and Co.) | - | - | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1862 | Swetland (Howell and Co.) | - | - | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1863 | Swetland (Howell and Co.) | - | - | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1864 | Swetland (Howell and Co.) | - | - | - | - | Howell and Company |
| 1865 | Howells | - | 42487 | - | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1866 | Howells | - | 86628 | - | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1867 | Howells | - | 107143 | - | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1868 | Howells | - | 94427 | - | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1869 | Howells | - | 58812 | - | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1870 | Howells | - | 82610 | - | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1871 | Howells | - | 70973 | - | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1872 | Mount Pleasant Colliery | 104136 | 101139 | 177 | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1873 | Mount Pleasant Colliery | 104000 | 98235 | 204 | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1874 | Mount Pleasant | 51520 | 40985 | 192 | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1875 | Mount Pleasant | 143360 | 129025 | 270 | - | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1876 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 86500 | 78000 | 275 | 190 | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1877 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 89836 | - | 288 | 162 | Smith, William T. |
| 1878 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 80000 | - | 274 | 158 | - |
| 1879 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 130000 | - | 276 | 275 | - |
| 1880 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 98000 | - | 255 | 190 | - |
| 1881 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 123716 | - | 281 | 256 | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1882 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 126926 | - | 268 | 244.5 | Smith, William T. |
| 1883 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 130000 | - | 283 | 223.7 | Smith, William T. |
| 1884 | Mount Pleasant | 107000 | - | 372 | 178 | Smith, William T. |
| 1885 | Mount Pleasant | 123638 | 114638 | 314 | 184.2 | Smith, William T. |
| 1886 | Mount Pleasant | 133582 | 125282 | 348 | 180 | Smith, William T. |
| 1887 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 146018 | 137031 | 357 | 197 | Smith, William T. |
| 1888 | Mount Pleasant Slope | 150345 | 128968 | 396 | 228 | Smith, William T. |
| 1889 | Mount Pleasant Shaft | 52787 | 43140 | 395 | 72 | Smith, William T. |
| 1890 | Mount Pleasant | 177410 | 154107 | 467 | 211.9 | Smith, William T. |
| 1891 | Mount Pleasant | 186982 | 162059 | 471 | 200 | Smith, William T. |
| 1892 | Mount Pleasant | 198962 | 176023 | 468 | 213.7 | Smith, William T. |
| 1893 | Mount Pleasant | 204479 | 175570 | 485 | 214.12 | Smith, William T. |
| 1894 | Mount Pleasant | 192929 | 160294 | 532 | 190 | Smith, William T. |
| 1895 | Mount Pleasant Shaft | 190207 | 153526 | 524 | 197.4 | Smith, William T. |
| 1896 | Mount Pleasant | 196012 | 156849 | 509 | 194.7 | Smith, William T. |
| 1897 | Mount Pleasant | 196512 | 151227 | 516 | 166.5 | Smith, William T. |
| 1898 | Mount Pleasant | 203449 | 145664 | 524 | 176.3 | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1899 | Mount Pleasant | 275631 | 182657 | 478 | 224 | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1900 | Mount Pleasant | 172141 | 109786 | 599 | 139 | Mount Pleasant Coal Company |
| 1901 | Mount Pleasant | 209166 | 171571 | 634 | 177 | Scranton Coal Company |
| 1902 | Mount Pleasant | 103944 | 81948 | 585 | 90 | Scranton Coal Company |